One classic is of course the car Chevy Nova, which was unsuccessfully marketed in Mexico, not realizing that in Spanish 'No va' means 'doesn't go' which is a poor name for a car.

It means when they were considering different names, they considered that name and then went on to other ones, they didnt' select it. 'Pass by' means literally to go along something and then beyond it, but here this meaning is metaphorical. A more common similar expression using 'pass' is to 'pass on' something, which is to decline it. "Would you like pickled octopus?" "No thanks, I'll pass." "I'll pass on that particular delicacy" This is different from a more literal 'pass on' which means to send something (like a message) along to the next person. "Everybody meet after class. Pass it on."

Actually I think 'don't get me wrong' is a softer and gentler thing to say. It is said in a tone almost of excusing oneself for fear one's words would give the wrong idea. . By contrast 'don't misunderstand me' is more aggressive, the implication is that it is the listener who would make the error of misunderstanding. "Don't get me wrong, I think kids are great. I just don't choose to have any of my own." "Don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying this to be mean, I'm just pointing out your mistake to help you learn."

I -think- this means something does something bad to you, with the analogy of a piece of meat on a rotisserie. 'do you' is like 'cook you' and the idea is that it is done completely, like a piece of meat rotating over the heat, exactly completely cooked, no less. The message is that not only does something affect you, but it does so as completely as possible. "I was tired already, but working a double shift did me to a turn." (Somebody correct me if there's another meaning I'm forgetting.)

The beginning of it is: Once upon a time there was an elderly couple. The old man went onto the mountain to gather firewood. The old woman went to the river with a large tub to do the washing. As she was scrubbing away, she saw a large peach, of a kind she'd never seen before floating down the river. "Whatever can this be? It's so big, maybe the moon has fallen."

What does the button mean? Cont. usually means 'continued'. On a button a common way to say this is 'More...' and then you click it to view more.

Very similar terms. Ceramics are anything made of fired clay. Could be pots and bowls, could be insulators or engine parts. Pottery are dishes made of ceramic. Sometimes other household items like candleholders might be called pottery, but not often. Pottery means the ceramic material, or the items made of it, but usually only dishes.are called pottery. China is another term for the same tthing, from a day when the best ceramics came from China. Usually it means white or light colored pottery, often porcelain. A common term is 'fine china': "We always get out the fine china for holiday meals." Porcelain is a particualr kind of clay used for making dishes. It is white and very fine and strong, and slightly translucent- you can see the glow of light through it faintly.

'Too' has a core meaning- 'in addition, more'. The variations are either neutral or displeased about the fact. 'then' has several closely related meanings, either at that specific time, or the time immediately following. In this case we can see both are pointing to a specific time, the difference is the definition (like: is 'now' only this exact moment, or this gerenal time, or from this time onward?) So we can see the core there. A little farther removed is the meaning 'in that case' like 'If it's true then I'll be surprised.' You can see that it's a slight variation whcih is explained fully by 'at the time when that case is true'. Not quite the same, but close and you can see how it evolved out of the same core. 'Like', however, is another story, more interesting! 'Like', resembling, comes from old Teutonic 'galiko' of which the root 'liko-' means 'form'. Other archaic forms of the word include: gelich geljk gleich (modern german) lyke lich but 'Like' meaning 'appreciate' comes from the same root! Old Teutonic 'galliko'- form! But the word got taken off into different languages to mean a different meaning- instead of describing similairty of form, describing that form being pleasing. liekan (gothic) likon likkia (old english) lykken lykke How interesting! One root split into two different meanign variations, and then reunited in modern english which merges their spelling but preserves the distinct difference in meaning! I love questions like this :)